David Austin's English Roses

by Austin, David

• ISBN13: 9781870673709
• ISBN10: 1870673700
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-07-16
• Publisher: Acc Art Books

Summary

Like it's companion in the series, Old Roses this title draws the pertinent information from David Austin's The Rose and focuses on English Roses, bred by David Austin to combine the sumptuousness of Old Roses with the strength and practical virtues of M

Author Biography

David Austin is uniquely equipped to write books on roses. As a commercial rose grower, he is in continual contact with gardeners and as a hybridizer he is in touch with agents who sell and propagate his English Roses worldwide - from Japan, Australia and New Zealand to the USA and Canada. His garden at Albrighton, near Wolverhampton, contains one of the finest collections of roses in the world, containing more than 800 varieties. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honor by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2003 and the Dean Hole Medal by the Royal National Rose Society.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
The English Roses	p. 8
The Development of the English Roses	p. 10
'The Classification of English Roses	p. 14
English Old Rose Hybrids	p. 16
The Leander Group	p. 84
English Musk Roses	p. 123
English Alba Rose Hybrids	p. 164
English Roses Cultivation	p. 176
Glossary	p. 180
Bibliography	p. 182
Index	p. 183
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